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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grant turn on while he prepares his own supper after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
(a) An easy listening radio station.
(b) The television news.
(c) The dishwasher.
(d) Every light in the house.

2. Fiona makes a comment to Grant that makes clear her assumption that he is a what?
(a) A new resident.
(b) A staff member.
(c) A friend of Aubrey's.
(d) A custodian.

3. What country is NOT named as one to which Fiona and Grant had traveled during one of their winters after retirement?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Australia.
(d) Costa Rica.

4. Kristy instructs Grant to say hello to Fiona while trying not to take what action?
(a) Hug her.
(b) Argue with her.
(c) Cry in front of her.
(d) Startle her.

5. What kind of ceiling is the large central area at Meadowlake said to exhibit?
(a) Cathedral.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Low.
(d) Vaulted.

6. Which group or individual is NOT named among the people who had "pushed him" out of his habits of infidelity "just in time" (287)?
(a) His friends.
(b) Feminists.
(c) His suicidal former lover.
(d) Fiona's parents.

7. On what type of property had Fiona's father grown up?
(a) A horse ranch.
(b) A nature reserve.
(c) A farm.
(d) A swamp.

8. What substance was used to write a particular word across Grant's office door?
(a) Blood.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Black paint.
(d) Red paint.

9. What malady does Fiona contract during her initial period of living at Meadowlake?
(a) A cold.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) The flu.

10. With how many "minutes of physical sweetness" (284) had Fiona and Grant always ended their days?
(a) 15 or 20.
(b) 5 or 10.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 20 or 30.

11. What color had Fiona's hair been before it had turned white?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

12. What was NOT a consequence Grant suffered as a result of his dalliances with female students?
(a) He was talked about by the whole staff at his workplace.
(b) He was given the cold shoulder by his colleagues.
(c) He was no longer invited to social gatherings.
(d) He was fired.

13. At the time of the narrative's events, Grant is writing a study about myths containing which types of animals?
(a) Bears.
(b) Lions.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Wolves.

14. Who locates Fiona after her sudden disappearance from a particular location?
(a) A firefighter.
(b) A bank teller.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A nurse.

15. What adjective is used to describe the size of the central space at Meadowlake?
(a) Cozy.
(b) Large.
(c) Sterile.
(d) Austere.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Fiona's college years, she is described as seeing politics as a what?

2. Grant had once received a letter from which person associated with one of Grant's former lovers/students?

3. What action does Fiona suggest to Grant that he take when he asks whether she will be done helping with the game soon?

4. What activity do Fiona and Grant both recall during the drive to Meadowlake the day Fiona moves in?

5. What kind of flowers does Grant bring to Fiona the first time he visits after the required period with no visits?

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